Curriculum and Ideology

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cantoni, Davide; Chen, Yuyu; Yang, David Y.; Yuchtman, Noam; Zhang, Y. Jane
• 署名单位: University of Munich; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; Peking University; Stanford University; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; National Bureau of Economic Research; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/690951
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 338-392
• 关键词: COMPARING RESPONSE RATES; education; media; DEMOCRACY; web; metaanalysis; preferences; inference

摘要

We study the causal effect of school curricula on students' political attitudes, exploiting a major textbook reform in China between 2004 and 2010. The sharp, staggered introduction of the new curriculum across provinces allows us to identify its causal effects. We examine government documents articulating desired consequences of the reform and identify changes in textbooks reflecting these aims. A survey we conducted reveals that the reform was often successful in shaping attitudes, while evidence on behavior is mixed. Studying the new curriculum led to more positive views of China's governance, changed views on democracy, and increased skepticism toward free markets.